President Obama is headed to Denver where he’s set to announce a plan to help lower some monthly student loan payments. NBC’s Kristen Welker has more.

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BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor:President Obama
's headed to
Denver
, where he is set to announce a plan to help lower some monthly
student loan
payments, but it's what he said on his way there that got some attention today.
Kristen Welker
traveling with the president with us from
Denver
.
Kristen
, these comments, what I saw of them, seem to go to the core of
American spirit
and capability these days.

KRISTEN WELKER reporting:That's right
. They absolutely do.
President Obama
talking about things like the
Hoover Dam
, and we'll get to that in just one second,
Brian
, but for the second consecutive day,
President Obama
is using his executive power to, as he says, help those who are struggling with this economy. Yesterday it was underwater mortgages. Today it's student loans, as we're saying. According to
White House
officials, new graduate loan payments could be capped at 10 percent of the graduate's salary, and they say graduates could consolidate their loan payments at lower interest rates.
President Obama
continuing on a three-day
West Coast
tour, which also includes some politicking and fundraising, and he got a little bit somber at a fundraiser in
San Francisco
. Take a listen.

President BARACK OBAMA:Well, we've lost our ambition, our imagination and our willingness to do the things that built the
Golden Gate Bridge
and...

WELKER:Now,
President Obama
also encouraging his supporters not to get cynical, not to give up. He will appear on "
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
" later on this evening, where you will likely hear a more upbeat
President

Obama. Brian:All right. As we could see there, he was talking about the
Golden Gate Bridge
,
Hoover Dam
, projects like that in this country.
Kristen Welker
traveling with the president. Thanks.